Routledge Contemporary Southeast Asia Series
About the Book Series
The aim of this series is to publish original, high-quality work by both new and established scholars on all aspects of Southeast Asia.
Building a People-Oriented Security Community the ASEAN way
1st Edition
By Alan Collins
May 18, 2017
ASEAN has declared its intention to create a security community in Southeast Asia that is people-orientated. This book evaluates ASEAN’s progress, and in doing so examines three matters of concern. The book firstly looks at the importance of constitutive norms to the workings of security ...
Culture, Religion and Conflict in Muslim Southeast Asia: Negotiating Tense Pluralisms
1st Edition
Edited
By Joseph Camilleri, Sven Schottmann
May 18, 2017
By examining the sometimes surprising and unexpected roles that culture and religion have played in mitigating or exacerbating conflicts, this book explores the cultural repertoires from which Southeast Asian political actors have drawn to negotiate the pluralism that has so long been ...
Ending Forced Labour in Myanmar: Engaging a Pariah Regime
1st Edition
By Richard Horsey
May 24, 2017
The International Labour Organization’s (ILO) efforts since the early 1990s to address the forced labour situation in Myanmar represent a rare example of success in influencing the behaviour of that regime, and this book gives a first-hand account of these efforts. As the ILO’s representative in ...
Parties and Parliaments in Southeast Asia: Non-Partisan Chambers in Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand
1st Edition
By Roland Rich
May 27, 2017
Political parties are an essential ingredient in a modern democracy. They are also seen as the least trusted and most problematic institution in most democratic systems. While there have been attempts to strengthen parties through institutional design and capacity building, a new strategy has been ...
Security, Development and Nation-Building in Timor-Leste: A Cross-sectoral Assessment
1st Edition
Edited
By Vandra Harris, Andrew Goldsmith
April 16, 2017
Despite Timor-Leste’s high expectations when it became independent from Indonesia in 2002, the country is ranked among the least developed countries in the world. It has found itself at the centre of international attention in the last decade, with one of the biggest interventions in UN history, as...
Vietnam's Political Process: How education shapes political decision making
1st Edition
By Casey Lucius
September 29, 2016
In a system that is known for its covert political style, Vietnam’s decision making process is often described as either consensus-based or simply confusing and inexplicable. This book provides an approach to understanding political decision making in Vietnam by recognizing enduring values that are...
Hadrami Arabs in Present-day Indonesia: An Indonesia-oriented group with an Arab signature
1st Edition
By Frode F. Jacobsen
January 21, 2016
This book focuses on social and cultural trends in present-day Hadrami Arab societies in Eastern and Central Indonesia, and the history of the Hadrami Arab people, which demonstrates an early form of globalization. For centuries migration has played a vital part in Hadrami adaptation. ...
Changing Marriage Patterns in Southeast Asia: Economic and Socio-Cultural Dimensions
1st Edition
Edited
By Gavin Jones, Terence H. Hull, Maznah Mohamad
August 04, 2015
Various forms of partnering – such as officially registered marriages, cohabiting relationships, and other kinds of relatively stable relationships - are crucial in the formation of families throughout the world. Although, today, forms of partnering in the region are not restricted to formal ...
Cambodia and the Politics of Aesthetics
1st Edition
By Alvin Lim
August 14, 2015
Illuminating developments in contemporary Cambodia with political and aesthetic theory, this book analyses the country’s violent transition from socialism to capitalism through an innovative method that combines the aesthetic approach and critical theory. To understand the particularities of the ...
Party Politics in Southeast Asia: Clientelism and Electoral Competition in Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines
1st Edition
Edited
By Dirk Tomsa, Andreas Ufen
July 18, 2015
Contributing to the growing discourse on political parties in Asia, this book looks at parties in Southeast Asia’s most competitive electoral democracies of Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines. It highlights the diverse dynamics of party politics in the region and provides new insights into ...
Singapore Malays: Being Ethnic Minority and Muslim in a Global City-State
1st Edition
By Hussin Mutalib
September 12, 2014
The Malay population makes up Singapore's three largest ethnic groups. This book presents holistic and extensive analysis of the 'Malay Muslim story' in Singapore. Comprehensively and convincingly argued, the author examines their challenging circumstances in the fields of politics, education, ...
Southeast Asia and the Cold War
1st Edition
Edited
By Albert Lau
September 12, 2014
The origins and the key defining moments of the Cold War in Southeast Asia have been widely debated. This book focuses on an area that has received less attention, the impact and legacy of the Cold War on the various countries in the region, as well as on the region itself. The book contributes to ...